Pete Seeger Movies
- 1997
An Act of Conscience
An Act of Conscience01997HD
When a young couple buys a contested home at auction from the U.S. government for $5,400, they become involved in a political and moral battle much...
- 1978
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert
Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert01978HD
Full concert recorded live at Wolf Trap, VA for PBS broadcast. Arlo and Pete are joined onstage by the band Shanandoah on many of their well-loved...
- 1982
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time7.21982HD
Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.
- 1984
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'51984HD
A warmhearted memorial to the folk singer whose songs galvanized organizers and guitar-pickers across the United States. Part biography, part...
- 2008
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan8.52008HD
This fascinating program tells the story of the music and artists that have influenced Bob Dylan throughout his career. Although his reputation as a...
- 2014
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer7.22014HD
In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created...
- 1980
Canto Libre - den fria sången
Canto Libre - den fria sången01980HD
A concert program about the current development of the free Latin American music presented by a wide range of artists, performers and groups from...
- 1983
Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists
Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists6.41983HD
A unique documentary that looks at the political activities of the American Communist Party in the early to mid-twentieth century.
- 2019
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 197002019HD
In 1970, three years following his death from Huntington’s disease, an all-star cast of musicians gathered at Los Angeles, CA’s Hollywood...
- 2007
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place02007HD
Documentary about Charles Olson, exploring his life and the significance of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
- 1972
Pete Seeger: A Song and A Stone
Pete Seeger: A Song and A Stone01972HD
This classic documentary made by director Robert Elfstrom shows Pete Seeger as a fighter for human rights through songs such as I Dreamed I Saw Joe...
- 1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand01999HD
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic...
- 1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
To Hear Your Banjo Play4.51947HD
A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.
- 2013
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain02013HD
Big Bill Broonzy would inspire a generation of musicians, yet he was not the man they believed him to be. This first, very intimate, biography of the...
- 1971
The Foolish Frog
The Foolish Frog81971HD
A farmer wanted words to go with the tune he was playing when he saw a frog sitting on the bank of the stream. The frog did something silly which...
- 1988
Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning
Dreadful Memories: The Life of Sarah Ogan Gunning01988HD
Born in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky, Gunning suffered a life of bitter poverty which became the fuel for dozens of moving songs about working...
- 1984
Chords of Fame
Chords of Fame01984HD
Documentary about the life of folk singer Phil Ochs.
- 2001
A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes
A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes02001HD
A Sigh and a Wish tells the story of pioneer folklorist Helen Creighton and of the enduring appeal of her remarkable collections of song and story....
- 1962
Wasn't That a Time
Wasn't That a Time01962HD
A look into those convicted by the House Un-American Activities Committee
- 1970
The Arlo Guthrie Show
The Arlo Guthrie Show01970HD
A concert featuring singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie. Performing from Austin, Texas, the folk-singer is joined by guest artists.